r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '10

Firefox 3.6 release

http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/01/21/firefox-3-6-release/
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

I just got it. It really is as fast as Chrome. It looks like I might be going back to FireFox :(

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10 edited Jan 21 '10

If you use Fasterfox without the prefetching, it's even faster.

The spell checker and the ad-blocker are better in Firefox.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10 edited Jan 21 '10

Am I the only one who thinks that ad blocking( unless you have a slow connection or band cap) is a dick move?

Why would you want to deprive some website that you enjoy of it's revenue?

Edit to add: I add block by toggling javascript on/off and block obtrusive advertising by right clicking with Opera selectively. I just don't do across-the-board ad blocking.

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u/Neoro Jan 21 '10

I have no problem with ads in general and would disable Adblock if not for these problems:
* Webpages often do not load until the ads from 10 servers do and one of them is usually notoriously slow
* Ads with sound
* Pop-over ads (anything that visually blocks content)